Kenya joined the international community to mark World Malaria Day on April 25th. Speaking at Moi Kipsitet Girls’ High School in Kericho County, USAID’s Director of the Office of Population and Health, Barbara Hughes...
To mark the occassion of World AIDS Day 2012, USAID Kenya Mission Director, Karen Freeman, the Director of Medical Services, Dr. Francis Kimani and the KEMSA Chief Executive Officer, Mr. John Munyu ...
Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, launched a World AIDS Day Poster Contest. Youth can submit a poster using the theme “Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation.Click here...
Karen L. Freeman has been appointed to serve as the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Mission Director in Kenya. She has worked for USAID for 29 years, most recently as the Senior Deputy...
Malaria is the leading cause of death in children below the age of five years in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2011, 770,000 malaria cases were reported in Kenya and although malaria prevalence has been reduced, it still remains a...
“Children deserve a better environment and higher standards of living,” said the Minister of Public Health and Sanitation, Honorable Beth Mugo. She made these remarks during the Kenya Global Handwashing Day to appreciate the...
Kenya has moved a step forward in the fight against malaria with the official launch of the national distribution of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) on 4th October 2012 by the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. Malaria...
You may be Value Girls, but you’ve always been girls of value,” says Julie Gichuru, the face of Kenyan TV and among one of 20 African women named by Forbes magazine as shaping Africa. Julie is not talking to the high...
In 2011, the U.S. supported Kenya’s fight against malaria with over KShs 3.3billion (US $40 million) in malaria control activities; including the procurement of 2,212,500 Long Lasting Insecticided Nets (LLIN) that were...
, Barbara Hughes (USAID) and Dr. Custodia Mandlhate (WHO) at the WMD Commemoration in Kericho County.JPG "USAID celebrates long-standing partnership with the Government of Kenya to end malaria.")
